Examples of birthplace in a Sentence
He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
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Many places claim to be the birthplace of the holiday.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
The film started shooting in Prague on April 12, including the Old Town near Kafka’s birthplace, and will continue there until the end of May, when the production moves for a week’s shoot in Berlin.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 May 2024
In fact, the Badger State is the birthplace of Earth Day, celebrated for the first time in 1970, after state Sen. Gaylord Nelson suggested a day devoted to environmental education to become better stewards.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
If basing it off of birthplace, Ohio has produced the second most U.S. presidents in history with seven, just behind Virginia's eight.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2024
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
The film started shooting in Prague on April 12, including the Old Town near Kafka’s birthplace, and will continue there until the end of May, when the production moves for a week’s shoot in Berlin.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 May 2024
In fact, the Badger State is the birthplace of Earth Day, celebrated for the first time in 1970, after state Sen. Gaylord Nelson suggested a day devoted to environmental education to become better stewards.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
If basing it off of birthplace, Ohio has produced the second most U.S. presidents in history with seven, just behind Virginia's eight.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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